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Saturday, July 26, 2014

Of Guns and Ducks

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Around the web, I thought I'd point out some interesting stories:   A federal court upheld the legality of a Florida law which f...
Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Stanley Family Foundation gives $650 million for Psychiatric Research

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From the New York Times, In Spark for a Stagnant Search , Carl Zimmer and Benedict Carey write: Late on Monday, the Broad Institut...
Sunday, July 20, 2014

Does Anti-psychotic Withdrawal Make People Kill?

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So here's an interesting article in the Irish Times: Niamh O'Donoghue writes in " Murderer accused was unable to refrain fr...
Wednesday, July 09, 2014

Shrink Notes: what does your doc think of you?

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I've written before about shrink notes back in 2011.  See Here and Here . With the increasing transparency we're seeing with e...
Sunday, July 06, 2014

Guest blogger Dr. Sana Johnson-Quijada on Freedom and Self Care

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I met Dr. Sana Johnson-Quijada at the APA Annual Meeting this year in New York.   Sana has her own blog Friend to Yourself, and I invited ...
Friday, June 20, 2014

Tired. Just Tired.

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For years, I've absolutely loved having  Shrink Rap.  I've loved having a place to write, to vent, to share something cool I...
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Monday, June 09, 2014

Is it Ok to Shrink your Sister in an Emergency?

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I'd like to bend your ear with a hypothetical situation and see what you think.  This one is for the docs, and I'm going to start ...
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Saturday, June 07, 2014

In the Works, "Committed: The Battle Over Forced Psychiatric Care."

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Good morning, I've missed you.  Blogging has not been the same lately and I've let some great topics go by.   Let me tell you ...
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Friday, June 06, 2014

Help! My Patient Got Arrested. What Do I Do?

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Today over on Clinical Psychiatry News I give advice to mental health practitioners about what to do when you need to make sure your patient...
Saturday, May 31, 2014

And now for something warm and fuzzy!

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Psychiatry these days --- I could do link after link and commentary after commentary about guns and violence and mass shootings and can w...
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Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Just a Phase?

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Today's Shrink Rap post is located over on Clinical Psychiatry News.  " Distinguishing the killers among us " is a story I...
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Thursday, May 22, 2014

Maryland work group on legislation regarding involuntary care needs PATIENT input!

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On May 20th, I attended the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH)'s first Outpatient Services Programs Workgroup, d...
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Monday, May 19, 2014

Can Medication Prevent Crime?

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Ah, not here, not now, but over on Clinical Psychiatry News, ClinkShrink looks at the question of whether medications can prevent crim...
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Sunday, May 18, 2014

The HIgh Cost of Forced Outpatient Care

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I'm going to refer you to a long article in The Herald News,  Focus: Safety concerns prompt states to revisit involuntary commitment ...
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Friday, May 09, 2014

Tell Me About Sweden

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I've been delving into a recently published study from Sweden that was mentioned here in the Wall Street Journal. The study looked at...
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